“If anything, we should feel sorry for the people who want us to feel bad about ourselves, because they are the ones struggling for approval. In middle school, bullies tortured other kids because they thought it would make people like them more.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsShouldKidsSchoolStruggleMiddleSorryApprovalBullyMiddle School Author:Ariana Grande
“No matter how successful, beloved, influential her work was, when a woman author dies, nine times out of ten, she gets dropped from the lists, the courses, the anthologies, while the men get kept. ... If she had the nerve to have children, her chances of getting dropped are higher still. ... So if you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.” IfsMenWantWritingChildrenStillsMatterKidsDiesCoursesChanceSuccessfulTakenHe ManHigherTenSuicideListsNineCommitBelovedNervesInfluentialAnthology Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Children cannot eat rhetoric and they cannot be sheltered by commissions. I don't want to see another commission that studies the needs of kids. We need to help them.” WantNeedsChildrenHelpingKidsStudyRhetoric Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“I used to have this notion when I was a kid that the minute you said anything, it was no longer true. Of course it would have driven me crazy very rapidly if I hadn't dropped it, but there's something similar in what I'm trying to say. That once it's been done, you want to go someplace else. There's just some sense of straining.” IfsWantTryingSaidDoneKidsUsedCoursesCrazyMinutesNotionPhotographerDriven Author:Diane Arbus
“I worry very much about kids growing up in a society where they think: "I'm not going to talk about this issue, read this book or explore this idea because someone may think I'm a terrorist." That's not the kind of free society I want for our children.” ThinkingWantKindMayChildrenBookIdeasKidsWorryGrowing UpIssuesGrowingOur ChildrenTerroristFree SocietyNsaKids Growing Up Author:Bernie Sanders
“Parents needs to spend more time with who they're trusting their kids with. That's one of the nuggets going forward. Find out who these coaches are. Figure out their environment and what kind of problems they have, and see if you want your child involved with that.” IfsWantNeedsKindChildrenProblemKidsParentEnvironmentFiguresInvolvedOur ChildrenCoachesYour ChildrenMore TimeNuggets Author:Ray Lewis
“I want certain things out of life. I want my grand kids, my kids' kids, being able to inherit what I've worked so hard to build.” WantHardKidsAbleCertain Author:Ace Hood
“I don't want my kids to be like me, I don't want my daughter to date a guy like me. You know, for a guy like me success is to take care of my children to take care of their life and make 'em cushioned. I don't want them to be around people like me. You know, success for me would be that they never have the opportunity of being in the presence of someone like me.” PeopleKnowsWantChildrenWould BeCareKidsGuyOpportunityDaughterTake CareLike MeMy ChildrenEmsMy Daughter Author:Mike Tyson
“If there's ever a kid out there that can't afford to buy the music, I still want them to hear it, and hopefully they'll go to the show, or buy a T-shirt from the band. That's the idea.” IfsWantStillsIdeasShowsKidsBandHopefullyShirtsT Shirt Author:Conor Oberst
“There may be something in the fact that when I was a little kid I'd been told growing up that we had some degree of native American blood in us, I always found that a point of pride. So, when it came to cowboys and Indians I most certainly did not want to be John Wayne. I wanted to be one of the Indians.” WantMayLittlesFactsKidsWantedFoundGrowing UpGrowingBloodPrideDegreesNativeNative AmericanCowboyLittle KidWayne Author:Johnny Depp
“I want kids to think that reading can be just as much fun and more so than TV or video games or whatever else they do. I think any other kind of message or morals that I might teach is secondary to first just enjoying a book.” ThinkingWantFirstsKindBookMightKidsReadingGamesFunEnjoyMoralTeachTvsMessagesVideo Author:Louis Sachar
“I can say whatever I want. So do not bring the kids. It's definitely rated R.” WantI CanKidsApologizing Author:Kathy Griffin
“You tell your kids that no matter what, you set your goals and you go for them. Whatever it is you achieve, never give up. You want your kids to have that good attitude, the confidence, and the will power to believe in themselves.” WantGivingBelieveMatterKidsGoalAttitudeAchieveGiving UpNo Matter WhatNever Giving UpWill PowerGood Attitude Author:Joel Parkinson
“I have no regrets. I had an amazing surrogate who carried my son for me. I am so grateful to her. I can even say I am grateful for having cancer. I was always meant to be a mom, but if I didnt have cancer, I never would have had Zev. I would have had a kid, but not Zev, and I want Zev - tantrums and all.” IfsWantI CanKidsSonRegretMomGratefulCancerMy SonMeant To BeNo RegretsI Am GratefulHave No RegretsSo GratefulTantrumsSurrogates Author:Marissa Jaret Winokur
“Let me tell you something, I didn't become a lawyer because I like the law, the law sucks. It's boring, but it can also be used as a weapon. You want to bankrupt somebody? Cost him everything he's worked for? Make his wife leave him, even make his kids cry...yeah, we can do that.” WantKidsLawUsedCan DoWifeCryCostWeaponsLet MeYeahBoringLawyerAlly Mcbeal Author:Richard Fish
“I have decided that I want animation to be taken seriously; that is the goal of my life. I believe that animation is a very important medium to tell stories, not just for kids but for adults.” WantBelieveImportantStoriesKidsI BelieveGoalTakenAdultsDecidedMediumsAnimation Author:Signe Baumane
“What would possess a family where's there's a husband and wife to want 12 kids or 18 kids? That's just what they feel is meaningful to them. Their family. Expanding a family.” WantFeelsKidsWifeHusbandMeaningfulExpandingHusband And Wife Author:Nadya Suleman
“People want it to be red, like blood. It's kind of funny. When I used to throw meat into the audience, I'd get letters from kids' mothers saying, "What's the best way to get blood stains out of my son's shirt?"” PeopleWayWantKindKidsUsedMotherAudienceBloodSonRedLettersBest WayMeatShirtsMy SonStains Author:Ozzy Osbourne
“Most of the time I'm not even working, I'm just helping people, because I feel that I am too lucky. If there really is a god, then he really looks after me. All these years he's taken care of me, my career keeps getting better and better. Whatever I want just seems to come. And it keeps coming. So I promised myself that I have to pay for this, payback society. So this is why I started my Jackie Chan Foundation to help children and sick kids and people in hospitals.” PeopleIfsWantFeelsYearsLooksChildrenHelpingSeemsCareKidsPayCareersTakenLuckySickFoundationGet BetterHospitalsHelping PeopleJackiePaybackSick Kids Author:Jackie Chan
“I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the back row who normally don't pick up a book are engaged with what I'm writing, along with the kids who are big readers anyway, then I really feel like I've done my job.” IfsThinkingWantFeelsWritingBookDoneBigsKidsJobsCoursesEnjoyReaderPicksEngagedReluctant Author:Rick Riordan
“There's more private security in the United States than there are publicly funded forces, like police. What you don't want is a meld of government and commerce - you really want to keep those two things separate - because once you have that meld, you've got megacorruption, and you have no third force to whom you can say this stuff is poisoning our kids.” WantTwoStatesGovernmentKidsForceStuffUnitedUnited StatesSecurityThirdsPoliceTwo ThingsCommercePoisoning Author:Margaret Atwood
“The thing that experts agree on is that although divorce is difficult and stressful for kids no matter what, the real harm to kids comes from being subjected to conflict between parents. The longer that lasts, and the more severe it is, the worse it is for your children. If you truly want to shield your children from the pain of divorce, recognize that the more you take the high road with your spouse, the better job you'll do.” IfsWantChildrenRealMatterKidsPainJobsLastsParentDifficultConflictOur ChildrenNo Matter WhatAgreeDivorceHarmYour ChildrenExpertsSevereSpouseShieldsStressfulBetter JobsHigh RoadTaking The High Road Author:Emily Doskow
“I thought, how would I feel if my son gave one of those [underprivileged] kids chicken pox? For him it's not a terrible thing. We have good insurance and easy access to health care. It's a different situation for another family. I didn't want to make the decision for them.” IfsWantFeelsDifferentCareKidsEasyDecisionSituationSonTerribleAccessHealth CareChickensMy SonTerrible ThingsUnderprivilegedPoxEasy Access Author:Eula Biss
“I want to run for the Senate from Tennessee. Not now, but when I'm 50, when music dies down a little bit. I know lots of artists and actors have those delusions of grandeur, but ever since I was a kid, it's been of interest to me.” KnowsWantLittlesRunningKidsArtistDiesActorsBitsInterestLittle BitDelusionSenateGrandeurTennesseeDelusions Of Grandeur Author:Tim McGraw
“I don't want everyone to think of me as just 'that kid who called Jesse Jackson a communist in middle school.' That's why I decided to become a famous actress.” ThinkingWantKidsSchoolMiddleDecidedActressesCommunistThink Of MeMiddle SchoolFamous Actress Author:Evangeline Lilly
“Seriously, I grew up a fan of Hulk Hogan, and I think I bring some of his best values to the ring... the values of a superhero. Always do your best. Never give up... I think kids want to believe in that, and they should believe in that.” ThinkingWantGivingShouldBelieveKidsValuesFansGrewGiving UpGrew UpRingsSuperheroNever Giving Up Author:John Cena
“I want to work; then, as my kids get older, I want to have adventures. I want to visit all their countries: learn and live inside all their cultures.” WantCountryKidsCultureAdventure Author:Angelina Jolie
“As a kid at school, I had a lot of really good teachers and I had a lot of really bad teachers, and I just know how much of an impact those can have on a young child. To be one of the good teachers - I want to have that kind of impact.” KnowsWantKindChildrenKidsSchoolYoungKnow HowTeacherImpactYoung ChildrenGood TeacherBad Teacher Author:Rachel Hurd-Wood
“Men are kids at heart. They want to be nourished and pet like a dog.” MenWantHeartKidsDogPetKid At Heart Author:Nicki Minaj
“I say to the grown-ups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe that's fine. But don't make your kids do it.'” IfsWorldWantKidsUniverseFineEvolutionDenyInconsistent Author:Bill Nye
“My kids don't watch my movies. What I want to do is go home and hug my kids, talk to them and engage with them.” WantHomeKidsWatchesHug Author:Kevin Bacon
“I never pursued anything but acting. But as a kid, I was really interested in the Supreme Court. I wanted to to be a Supreme Court justice, but didn't want to be a lawyer. I just wanted to go straight to being a justice.” WantKidsWantedJusticeActingCourtLawyerSupremeSupreme CourtPursuedSupreme Court JusticeCourt Justice Author:Gillian Jacobs
“I just want that unconditional love, the kind you get with a family member. You might get lucky enough to find that unconditional love in a friend or a lover, but it's very rare. So if I ever have a kid, it'd be so that I could look in those eyes and know that this child is a piece of me and will love me the same way I love, but I think that's selfish of me.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayWantLooksKindChildrenEnoughMightEyeKidsPiecesLoversLuckyMembersSelfishUnconditional LoveUnconditionalFamily Members Author:Michelle Rodriguez
“I want my kids to experience passion. I want them to see that I have things I feel passionate about because it is such a great feeling to really love something.” WantFeelsFeelingsKidsPassionPassionateGreat Feelings Author:Joan Cusack
“As a parent, you have to figure out how to shape your kid's character. You want to have human beings who learn about good character. You have to be able to see your child with clarity, see the good side and the bad side of them, and work on the bad side and make them better so they fulfill their potential.” WantHumansChildrenCharacterKidsAbleParentSidesHuman BeingsFiguresShapesOur ChildrenClarityYour ChildrenGood Character Author:Joan Cusack
“In L.A., it's easy to get caught up in what you look like or how much money you have, and those aren't values I want my kids to adopt.” WantLooksKidsValuesEasyCaughtCaught UpEasy To Get Author:Joan Cusack
“I love my parents. But I'm almost 28 and it's not fun to be asked, 'What are you doing today? What do you want for dinner? When are you going to be home?' It just makes you feel like a kid. It's this juxtaposition of feeling annoyed and really lucky to have people who love you so much.” PeopleWantFeelsFeelingsHomeKidsTodayFunParentLove YouLuckyDinnerAnnoyedJuxtapositionLove You So MuchLove My ParentsI Love My Parents Author:Jonah Hill
“I'm not into sugar for kids, but you don't want your kid to be the carrot kid. There's always the kid at the birthday parties carrying a bag of carrots. You've got to let them eat a little cake.” WantLittlesKidsPartyBagsCakeSugarCarrotsBirthday Party Author:Tobey Maguire
“I'm an actress and I want to act, and I'm a mom and I want to be with my kids, and it's trying to find a way to do both.” WayWantTryingKidsMomActresses Author:Julianne Nicholson
“Ive changed for the better. Im much more selfless and humble and youre reminded about what lifes really about. You love your kid so much that you just want to be a brilliant role model for them. It cleans up your act a bit.” WantKidsBitsRolesLove YouChangedModelsHumbleBrilliantRole ModelsSelfless Author:Curtis Stone
“I want my kids to have a deep, inner feeling that it's alright to be happy, that you don't have to be constantly manufacturing problems that you don't really have.” WantFeelingsProblemKidsManufacturingAlrightInner Feelings Author:Jack Nicholson
“That's my suggestion for kids who want to act, by the way: Make sure it's really your choice, get out of it when it stops being fun, and get an education.” WayWantKidsChoicesFunSuggestions Author:Mara Wilson
“At the end of the day, all I want to do is protect my kids.” WantEndsKidsProtectThe End Of The Day Author:Keyshawn Johnson
“I like to do stuff for my brothers and sisters to appreciate because they look up to me, and for other kids around the world who want to get into acting or who just want to have somebody to look up to.” WorldWantLooksKidsStuffActingBrotherAppreciateAround The WorldMy BrotherLook UpBrothers And Sisters Author:Kyla Pratt
“Backstreet Boys fans don't want to hear the New Kids singing all of their hits. Just like our fans don't want to hear the Backstreet Boys singing all of our hits.” WantKidsBoysFansSingingBackstreetBackstreet Boys Author:Donnie Wahlberg
“There's good action stars. I'm a bad-guy action star. What disappoints me is when you all of a sudden you get a good action star and then he wants to play a comedy with kids, you know? That upsets me, and that's not being true to your fans.” KnowsWantPlayKidsActionGuyStarsComedyFansBeing TrueUpsetBad GuysDisappointGood Actions Author:Vinnie Jones
“I think we want our kids to grow up to be people who can think outside of the box, be creative and innovators, sort of the forward-thinkers of our future. I think a way to inspire that is through art and music.” PeopleThinkingWayWantArtKidsGrowsCreativeGrowing UpInspireBoxesOur FutureThinkerBe CreativeInnovatorsArt And Music Author:Angela Kinsey
“If you want your writing to be taken seriously, don't marry and have kids, and above all, don't die. But if you have to die, commit suicide. They approve of that.” IfsWantWritingKidsDiesTakenAppreciateSuicideCommit Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“My father loved me so much that he did not want me to be a laborer or anything. I dont know if its the right thing to do - push your kids into something and then stay on them until they do it. Let them pick what they want to do.” IfsKnowsWantKidsFatherPicksThings To DoRight ThingWant MeLaborers Author:Joe Pesci
“I've realized how precious life is. When I was younger, I was more adventurous. I felt invincible. I was game for everything. As a mom, I don't want to get injured because then I can't take care of my kids.” WantI CanCareKidsLife IsGamesFeltMomTake CareInjuredAdventurousInvinciblePrecious LifeHow Precious Life Is Author:Kristi Yamaguchi